Sealing device for separated sheets arranged in a pile.



PATENTED 001?. 18, 1904.

. W. R. MQRSON. SEALING mzvmn FOR SEPARATED SHEETS ARRANGED IN'A PILE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11, 1904.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1 NO MODEL.

No. 772,626 I PATENTED 001. 18, 1904. W. R. MORSON. I K SEALING DEVICE FOR SBPARATED SHEETS ARRANGED IN A PILE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 11.1904. Y

NO MODEL. 1 v 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

Witnesses. I Inventor.

UNIT D STATES Patented October 18, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER RUSSEL MORSON, OFMONTREAL, CANADA.

SEALING DEVICE FOR SEPARATED SHEETS ARRANGED IN- A PlLE.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,626, dated October 18, 1904;.

Application filed March 11, 1904.

To all whom it may concern- Be it known that I, WALTER RUSSEL .MOR. SON, a subject of the King of Great Britain-,- residing at Montreal, in'the district of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sealing Devices for Separated Sheets Arranged in a Pile, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sealing devices for separated sheets arranged in a pile, and the object of the invention is to devise a means of holding bills or securities together in bundles in order that none of the said bills or securities may be removed during transport or passage from one person to another without breaking the seal, and thus facilitate the operation of the routine in banks and such corporations and lessen the labor and risk incident to the handling of valuable packages of moneys or securities; and it consists, essentially, of a clamp having stationaryv sides and removable parts in which the bills or securities areheld, means for securing said parts in position, and an envelop inclosing the clamp and ends of said bills or securities, the various parts being constructed and arranged indetail, as hereinafter more particularly described.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bundle of bank-bills held between the removable parts of the clamp in the press. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the clamp to engage said, removable parts. Fig. 2' is a perspective View ofa bundle of bank-bills clamped and inclosed in the envelop and sealed. Fig. 3is a view showing a side elevation of the clamped bank-bills. Fig. 4 is a perspective detail of the envelop. Fig. 5'is a perspective detail showing the removable parts of the clamp.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

a is the clamp, havingthe backbone Z) and the parallelly-arranged pairs of fingers 0 extending therefrom. I

cl represents plates forming the removable parts of the clamp a and coacting with the fingers c.

c is a press of any'suitable pattern as regards the means of operation.

Serial No. 197,670. (No model.)

'' frepresents bosses on the ram g of the press.

71 represents bosses directly under the bosses f and on the bed-plate t'.

j is a spring secured to the ram 9, at the outer side thereof and extending slightly below.

represents pins projecting from the plate 11 at each side thereof.

Z is an envelop open at all sides, havingthe bedextending flaps m and the inwardly-folding portion a.

0 is a bundle of bank-bills held in the clamp 61 and inclosed in the envelop Z.

p is a seal afiiXed over the flapsm and holding the same together and to the envelop proper,

This device is more particularly applicable to bundles of bank-bills, though other securities may be held therein, as the clamp and envelop may be'made of any desired size, as

also the-press for securing the clamp in position.

The operation of the device may be readily understood from the detailed description heretofore and the accompanying illustrations,

though to be more eXplicitI shall explain the device as applied to bank routine.

It is customary for banks frequently to pay out money in large amounts or to exchange money in large amounts between themselves, and for convenience sake thegeneral prac: tice is to divide the total amount, so that it may be made up of several parts arranged in bundles. These bundles usually comprise piles of one hundred bills of the various denominations, and in paying out each of the bundles requires to be counted by the payee, and in making exchanges between themselves or through clearances the bundles are sent ang as a rule counted by two ofiicers at each en In my device the risk of the transferof able parts are placed one between the spring and a pin on the inner side of the ram of the press, the said spring holding it in position over the bosses, and the other is placed between the pins projecting from the bed-plate, also over the bosses. The end of the pile is inserted between the plates in such a way as to leave the latter extending beyond the edges at each side of the pile. The ram is then brought down by a suitable lever or wheel, bringing the plates close together and compressing the bills therebetween. The fingers of the clamp are then inserted between the bosses and other guiding parts of the ram and bed-plate until the backbone of the clamp reaches the edge of the plates and the compressed bills. The pressure is then relieved and the bills remain securely clamped between the plates, being held in that position by the fingers of the said clamp. The clamped bills are then placed in the envelop and the inwardly-folding portion folded over and the flaps brought around the bundle of bills inside of the extending ends of the plates and a suitable seal afiixed to hold the said flaps together and to the inwardly-folding portion. The bills are now secure from being tampered with.

The envelop may be made of any suitable material, but preferably of a strong paper or linen-lined paper, as such will Withstand the rough usage attending the handling of bundles of bills.

The plates or removable parts of the clamp are also preferably lined with cloth or other material in order to still more securely hold the bills.

What I claim as my invention is l. A sealing device for a plurality of separated sheets arranged in a pile comprising a clamp having stationary sides in which said pile is secured, and an envelop inclosing the clamp and the end of said pile, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A sealing device for a plurality of separated sheets arranged in a pile comprising a clamp having a backbone, and pairs of fingers extending from the edges thereof parallelly arranged respectively in which the separated sheets are held, and an envelop inclosing said clamp and the end of said pile, as and for the purpose specified.

3. A sealing device for a plurality of separated sheets arranged in a pile comprising a clamp having a backbone, and pairs of fingers extending from the edges thereof parallelly arranged respectively, a pair of plates between which the said separated sheets are held in the clamp, and an envelop inclosing said clamp and the end of said pile, as and for the purpose specified.

4. A sealing device for a plurality of separated sheets arranged in a pile comprising a clamp having a backbone, and pairs of lingers parallelly arranged respectively, and plates between which the ends of said sheets are held, and means for securing said separated sheets between said plates and fingers, as and for the purpose specilied.

5. A sealing device for a plurality of separated sheets arranged in a pile, in combination, a clamp having removable parts and securing the end of said pile, and having said removable parts extending beyond the edges thereof, an envelop having open sides and flaps surrounding said pile inwardly of the said extending removable parts, and a seal afiixing said removable parts to the other portion of the envelop, as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a device of the class described, an envelop comprising a flexible straightaway portion, and strips extending laterally from the said straightaway portion at one end and forming the closing-flaps of the envelop, as and for the purpose specified.

Signed at Montreal, in the district of Mentreal, in the Province of Quebec, Canada, this 9th day of March, 190 i.

WALTER RUSSEL MORSON.

Witnesses:

J. E. L. BLACKMORE, R. T. TROTTER. 

